You have to be around while people are working in your house, that’s my experience too with my bahay kubo, while living in the USA. It was built in my mother’s land but it just drains my money away even if relatives are supposed to be keeping an eye 👁️ 😢

The main thing I learned from building in the Phil is that there is no incentive to work fast for locals. Most will be unemployed when the job is done, so why not make it last. Also , if you build in some defects, you can continue to earn money. I solved this problem by setting a budget and offered a % of the savings if they beat it.

Oh man if only Papa Richard from the Armstrong Family Vlog can go there to finished the construction of your Tiny House. He can do it way better and a lot faster than those guys 😊

All the things that come to mind while watching you walk around talking about your challenges... I wish you the best and truly hope that you have a viable plan B that involves something that you actually know what you are doing. No negativity, I truly hope that things can work out for you on whatever you have your sights set on. That whole upper eastern shoreline from Siargao to Catanduanes is in the bullseye for the strong low pressure weather systems that always travel from east to west and rake the eastern side of the Philippines. If the pretty bird of paradise plants are actually lotus berthelotii (Parrot's Beak) then beware, they are used as ground cover, meaning "they spread" and can be very invasive once they get going good. I have some and they are in pots and they are pretty and they are contained so that they don't completely consume all of the ground space on my lot. Double check whatever variety of plant that it is that you purchased. The sweet potato vine is another conversation. You have been through three work crews if I have the count straight. You mentioned that next will be trying to get local help. Every time you bring workers in and they do sub standard work (in your opinion) given the plans and instructions they have to work with, then you fire them. Sounds like you have had a lot of guys come and go in and out of that property you decided to build your tiny wood framed and corrugated metal paneling house on (imagine what another Odette will do to it). And those guys don't have good memories of working for you and most likely a low level of respect. Couple that with the fact that word travels very very fast along the bamboo grapevine, everybody knows everybody else's business almost instantaneously especially when you are vlogging about it. You might want to give careful consideration to how you manage being away from that lot for any length of time doing things like visa runs out of the country. Food for thought.

Nice spots peaceful, relaxing place and cute house almost near in my house...

You can ask help from your local best friend to talk your workers and to finish the unfinished construction. Your friend can talk to the workers heart yo heart to finish the leaks.

When building a house 1. Check completed projects of the builder/ architect to see if it meet your standard before hiring. 2. Make sure you know exactly what you want ( materials/ finishes/ floor plan/ outlet and lighting placement) . Gather design stock photos and print it out and show it to the builder and to the crew so they know exactly what you talking about and to avoid changes during construction that can slow the progress. 3. Visit the site at least once a week to monitor the progress. 4. Keep in mind that the average building cost in the Philippines for concrete house( material/ labor) is 20,000 - 25000 pesos per sqm for standard finishes. 30k to 35000k per sqm for premium finishes

Tal, for the length of time and probably amount of money spent, your tiny house is far from being finished. Please don't replace the grass until your house is complete. Just a recommendation. Take care!

Glad you fired the last construction crew and hired a new crew. I have similar experiences when my partners and I built the Rapsa Nui food park in Coron Town, Palawan. And glad you haven't given up. Looking forward to when your home is fully done.

Welcome back in Philippines Tal, ohh felt sad about what happened to your House tiny beautiful house...

Tal really sad that you also have to experience it here in the Philippines. To be honest even Filipinos experience this with some laborers. Even my own relative did that to me, very frustrating then suddenly you become the bad guy if you fire them or not trust them anymore on your future projects.. take care Tal, halong!!!

Looks like it's coming along...always be positive!

Glad to hear that Louis is helping you, he's amazing!

Best of luck Tal… it’s hard to put a good man down… keep on plugging away.

One thing I realized when constructing a house. It is you the owner who is only concern with your construction, the rests depend on your payroll. The longer they work, the better so they prolong the work. Guaranteed payroll.

It's really heartbreaking when you want things done & things don't go as planned. Keep the faith & hope for the better.

For nipa roof a 35° pitch would still be troublesome a pitch of no less than 40° pitch will be best.

Becarefull tal

Tiny house 🏠 mighty big work ✨️, hope its progressing 🙏

Listening to all your issues made me realize how few issues I have, thank and hope things turn around and the house is finished soon- it will! Plants look great!

That leak Tal, is very common in new construction in the Philippines cuz of lacking good caulking sealant on the roofs, ceiling or walls but your house looking good ❤️❤️❤️

Welcome back Tal. Ingat ka little brother. Hope you find the right people to help you.

I can relate to that kind of feeling. Building a house is such a stressful kind of thing and what’s worst is that sometimes your expectation is kinda different from the reality after the given plan. It’s so frustrating but we have to deal with it or find another solution😊

Good luck indeed😊

Bolita ang agi sa lansang sa sin og bulkasil,maoy hinundan sa tubig nga ni absorb .

Thank you Tal for the vlog.

I’m sorry to hear that good luck hope everything will be fine.🙏

Your tiny house is beautiful.

Hire a caretaker that you can trust even if it is a small amount, negotiate and talk to a neighbor.😊

Hang in there tal, that will be finish soon,take ur self busy in planting on your yard,seems so nice garden soon become..watching feom manila..Looking forward for more videos

I don't know if it will work. But making a deal with a construction crew, by saying they will make more money if they finish faster. Give them an adjustable rate and a reasonable time to finish, and get an agreement signed. That would pressure them to finish in a timely manner. Watcha think?

You need to hire good contractor.❤ Love your tiny house 🏠 God bless tal❤

Construction in the Philippines is soooo longgg, either you fix the price for a certain time …cause time and productivity is a big issue not to mention the quality of work too..hard to find a real or qualified good worker in my tiny house in the Philippines..I have to be more patient😓 …watching from France ✌🏼🇫🇷

Shalom Tal😊☺️ מה קורה? Beautiful house! 😍❤ Thank you for loving my beautiful country. Watching your vlogs from🇮🇱🩵

nature is king

You have to hire them to make your wall fencing to prevent wild animals and burglars

Well, let me tell you, My boss here in the UK , re, doing her Kitchen, it was originally planned for 2 mos, it should have been done on April for the worst, started in February, we are now in July nearly August..it is still not finish.. don’t worry your house will be done.. 😊

Hang in there Tal, God bless you, you’re a good human!❤

I am so sorry you are having problems with your home. Hard to find honest skilled workers specially out in the country.

Magandang secluded ang area sana wala lang aswang

Wow i love it😘🥰🥰🥰

Nice tiny house

Nice house ❤❤❤

Hope you find the solution Tal and the right people to help you.

Very sad to hear about the issues with your house and that your chicken was stolen. 😡 I felt like crying for you, too. Hope your house is finished by now. Love watching your other channel… Take care and God bless. 🥰

I feel your pain brother! Just fired my Architect in Del Carmen. 7 million 3 story house. After 1.8 million paid, only 1st. Floor 80% done, all cement. But he would send a crew of 6 and only 3 would be working. So I complained, then he would just send 3, 2 would work. It's mind blowing how they stretch the job out!

Either you are hands on or watching it happen and watching their hands work. Thats how I did it in metro manila. Other wise don't commit suicide. Thank You.

Irresponsible workers. That’s almost same what happened to my home, when it almost finished and heavy rain came, it leaked inside the sala and when I came home last year the ceiling broke bcoz of the leaking and the termites ate the woods. Sad but still thanks GOD (The One Who Created us and gave us life) for everything. Sooner or later we will die and left this world and return to our one and only Creator. Change your workers, manage and keep moving. May God guide us all to the right path always.

Omg 😧 i thought your house is already done. I feel sorry for that... If your building a house always keep an eye , check it if they are doing it wright.. the materials too ...

Contractors are always pain in the butt wherever you go, we also experienced here in California who left us in the middle of constructions and never came back as they jump into another new project.

`I've noticed that at any construction site in PH that they don't like to keep the work place clean and safe.

this is why you hire a proper builder.i have serious doubts your roof and second floor will hold up during a typhoon.

I assume the house is finished now since it's been months since you started the rebuild. We have a hard time following the sequence of vlog releases.

it's hard to find a good construction crew in the provinces. you really need to do research (and there isn't a lot of ways to find out) mostly via asking others they worked with in the past. i dont know if you hired a professional crew from a construction company (with architect & engineer) which would be more expensive, but that's usually your best option for quality.

Here is a few tips Don't pay for grass the climate and rain it will grow back fast Your tiny home looks great next time you build just concrete the whole including roof as this also gives you roof space as well. Workers here are not really trained they do as told and learn from someone else who might have some knowledge. So this is why your project is taking so long. An engineer would have sped this up and maybe even saved you some money. Regardless your living a good life, surf, sun, beach and great weather. Whats a few road bumps or hurdles they just make life a little more interesting.

It's very hard to rely on construction workers in the country in general. You have to be on top of everything. If you cant pay reputable construction firms with engineers, you have to compromise on quality.

You look alike the husband of celebrity dancer/actress rochelle pangilinan...try to check out...keep safe!

This is so sad Tal, I hope you find the right people to finish your tiny house . This is additional cost for you.

I think you need to replace your nipa roofing into metal roof.

Hope your chicken comes back. If I have a yard like yours, I’ll be planting jackfruit, avocados, atis, calamonding,, guavas and herbs. I hope u found the right crew this time. That’s really a pain. My house here in US was not built on time then it leaked and had so many problems during walk through. It was so frustrating and agonizing and caused me to stay home and called off work

Planting those Birds of Paradise too close to each other may not be a good way to start as they wold be fighting for the soil's nutrition and may eventually die. Just a thought. Good luck!

I can't believe that tiny houses taking that long to finish

sir don't use nipa roof if you have ceiling, it is very difficult to repair

doing the same work is common in ph.. its called backjob. 1st tell your workers to redo them for free, or treat them with lunch. if they dont comply, take them to the barangay. now about the overcharging, there's not really much you can do about that. coz you might have already made a handshake deal and already agreed about the price. but the backjob. you can force them to do it for free.

Did u buy ur land in siargao? Which real state did u use? Im interested building a small house there too but I need to connect with some to buy a lnd

So sad bro! Get some professional workers, even here in usa, my friend feel same way like you, she bought the house for $285 and when strong rain pour, the craks from the walls,and ceiling got shit too!

Wer did u go fix it so that u have something to live on clean and fench and ur away look for caretaker careful make urself busy like my house in manila

You get a real engineer, the roof should be always a priority

You didnt get and architect when you build it?

How much were you paying your old fired crew ? I thought daily rates were pretty standard

I feel sorry for that. We cant just trust random people. Better if we can background check them first before hiring them.

Hi Tal, you need to hire a local person that you can trust as project manager/supervisor/foreman who can look after the day to day work for you while you are away. in the island isnt that expensive to hire a foreman. that situation reminds me when my brother was building his house and it was timely that i was also there for a holiday coz i live overseas. and i witnessed how slow the work progressed everyday and the workers were just abusing taking a break all the time talking. so i spoke to my brother to hire a person who can represent him and i confronted the workers, reminding them that they can only have a break during a specific time of the day during work. and i told the foreman/supervisor/manager to fire a lazy worker. told yah, it was really faster than expected. their attitude have changed. but i heard a gossip saying, am a bit strict to them. but that's ok with me... lol

put a solar panel for free electricity

You should have a friend/trusted neighbors or a caretaker.

You have to be on site unless you COMPLETELY trust the contractor. Local day labor is not going to do the job you want them to do.

Thats lots of money bro!

Nice cute house, all you need is the lady of the house lol 😂

At this rate you could of brought a pre-fab home

Sue the people who did!

I was looking forward to house tour. I’m disappointed that this house would have been completed sooner if u got the right builders. C’mmon Filipino builders don’t tarnish the builder’s reputation in Philippines. In my past experienced with builders. I think I just buy a prefabricated house. Not easy watching ur hard earned money going down the drain. Builders like these are giving the good builders a bad name. Good luck hope it all be sorted & u find a builder who take pride of their work.

Looks like there shouldn't be gaps in the roof from the outside. You're going to get leaks, bugs, rodents.

A house that big will only take 3 months to build. If you have a contract with them, sue them.

This is an old vlog.

The best Filipino laborers have gone abroad. What’s left behind are amateurs.

Man hire a professionals and trusted contractor to get the job done.

Are you sure that’s a house? It looks like a broken down shed good luck 🤔😳

I'm sorry to hear that..your previous builders are lazy and worth nothing.

Bayaran mo ng bultuhan contract, tapos yan bahay mo

You should not have goven all your trust to persons who were not recommended by a trusted friend.

Are you sure your people are not ripping you off?

It appears that local laborers ("construction workers") view you as a cash cow. This tiny house has become a big money pit. I'm sorry to see you going through all the b.s.

First of all you don't know anything about house building and details . Second you leave. First finish one project at a time. Stay.finish and complete the house . than go to the next goal. Your fault. Im giving you realistic man to man talk. Dont worry anout grasss. No need to plant more grass .grass will crawl grow .just give water

You hired people who has no knowledge of building a house,what do you expect to that.

👍😎🤿🇵🇭! I can only hope for the best! Best of luck finally getting your house completed to your expectations!

Even in the mainland, its so freakin hard to find reliable trustworthy people to build a house, locals who cant afford architects and contractors go by recommendations from trusted friends to get the job done.